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Number 50 on the 2024 list
Aminata Kafando is a founder from Burkina Faso, named to the AFN 100 in 2024 for winning Burkina Faso's Prix Pierre Castel with Dan Agro's groundnut products.
Aminata Kafando, also listed as Aminata Ouattara, won first prize for Burkina Faso at the 7th Prix Pierre Castel in June 2024, worth 15,000 euros, or nearly 10 million FCFA. Her company, Dan Agro, processes groundnuts into about fifteen products, including flour, a spread, couscous and peanut oil, turning a crop found in kitchens across the region into a range of packaged foods.